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Saturday, 31 May 2014

I'm delighted to say that my short story THE OFFSPRING will be included in TERROR TALES OF WALES, the next instalment of the TERROR TALES series - a collection of regional British horror anthologies edited by bestselling author and screenwriter Paul Finch.

I'm already a big fan of the series, so have a story included in such a great collection with so many true masters of the horror genre is a big deal for me. A huge thank you to Paul for the opportunity.

The book, which will be released in June, is available to pre-order now on the Gray Friar website. Here's the back-cover blurb.

Wales
– ‘Land of my Fathers’, cradle of poetry, song and mythic rural
splendour. But also a scene of oppression and tragedy, where angry
spirits stalk castle and coal mine alike, death-knells sound amid
fogbound peaks, and dragons stir in bottomless pools …

The
headless spectre of Kidwelly

The
sea terror off Anglesey

The
soul stealer of Porthcawl

The
blood rites at Abergavenny

The
fatal fruit of Criccieth

The
dark serpent of Bodalog

The
Christmas slaughter at Llanfabon

And
many more chilling tales by Stephen Volk, Tim Lebbon, Simon Clark,
Priya Sharma, John Llewellyn Probert and other award-winning masters
and mistresses of the macabre.

Friday, 30 May 2014

'Writer & director Steve Jordan recently spoke with The New Current about Bad Bat's upcoming debut production, THE PROBLEMING.

'Was it challenging writing a horror comedy play?

While writing my style of comedy has always come naturally to me because I grew up on classic British sitcoms, the horror aspect is more challenging. I think there’s a lot more funny comedy out there than genuinely scary horror, so we want to make sure we don’t short-change our audiences with something half-heartedly spooky. When the play moves into horror, expect edge of your seat stuff.

I think SHAUN OF THE DEAD and SCREAM are two excellent examples of of the genre, though SCREAM is often billed as a straight-forward slasher, I see it more as a incredible parody of one (in a good way) - there's a reason why the two genres are such common bedfellows. In my mind, they can both fold seemlessly into the other.'

Read the entire interview on their website, HERE. Tickets are on sale now.'